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burlesquebɚˈlɛsk

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DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/bɜːˈlesk/
English (United Kingdom)/bɜːˈlɛsk/

Similar Pronunciations

/blɛk/2

/blɛs/1

/blɛst/2

/bɛsk/1

/lɛsk/1

Derivations

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  • burlesqueliterary, dramatic or musical work that caricatures the manner or spirit of serious works
  • Burlesque2010 film directed by Steven Antin
  • burlesquetheatrical entertainment of a broadly humorous often earthy character consisting of short turns, comic skits, and sometimes striptease acts
  • BurlesqueWikimedia disambiguation page
  • Burlesque1980 film by René Cardona
  • Burlesque1972 song performed by Family
  • Burlesquealbum by Bellowhead
  • Burlesque2010 film directed by Dominic Deacon
  • burlesquetype of musical composition
  • Burlesque

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